John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6491 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6491 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | For Time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last year’s nest! 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | It is not always May. |
| Note 1. In last year’s nests This year no sparrow rests. Cervantes: Don Quixote, part ii. chap. lxxiv. En los nidos de aniaño No hay pajaros hogaño. See François Villon: Mais où sont les neiges d’ antan? Where are the snows of yester year? Rossetti’s translation. [back] |